Expert commentary

Care UK has a number of experts in the fields of health and social care who are happy to speak to journalists. Below is a list of some of those topics although this is not exhaustive. If you are a journalist who would like to speak to someone about a topic relating to health and social care please get in touch with the communications team.

We have spokespeople who can talk about

• Activity Based Care
• Caring for people with dementia
• Choosing a care home
• Choosing a care provider
• Clinical governance
• Dementia
• Designing and building the best in residential care homes
• Diagnosing and treating a range of clinical conditions from joint pain to cataracts
• GP practices
• Health and social care policy and proposals for reform
• Helping children, teenagers and young adults overcome eating disorders
• Hip and knee replacements
• Care at home
• Independent sector treatment centres
• Infection control
• Mental health services
• NHS Clinical Assessment and Treatment Centres
• NHS Walk-in Centres
• Partnerships with NHS commissioners and local authorities
• Patient choice
• Patients' ailments
• Paying for and funding care
• Personal budgets and direct payments
• Residential and nursing care for frail and elderly people
• Supporting people with learning disabilities
• Supporting those who self-harm
• The personalisation agenda
• The role of the independent sector in NHS services
• Training and developing the care professionals of the future